A Titusville man is accused of stabbing a woman and beating her three children Saturday morning, police said.
- Man accused of stabbing woman, beating her children
- Child called 911 and said someone attack their mother
- Woman and children taken to hospital
Hector Miguel Matos-Medina, 33, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated child abuse and battery.
Police responded at about 10 a.m. to a home in the 1300 block of Wilderness Lane after a child called 911.
The child told dispatchers that someone attacked their mother, authorities said.
Matos-Medina strangled and stabbed the woman before beating her children, striking one with an iron, investigators said.
The woman and her children were taken to a hospital.
Within two hours after the attack, police located Matos-Media and arrested him. He was booked into the Brevard County Jail.
Investigators said that Matos-Medina knew the woman and her children.